Facebook, Cambridge Analytica Share Liking For Beta Tests In Developing World

Call it techno-colonialism.

Apple’s new emojis are accessibility-centric

Apple submitted a new set of accessibility emojis to the Unicode Consortium earlier today. There’s a robot arm, a hearing aid, a service dog, and a few other excellent suggestions in the mix. If the guide dog doesn’t make you say “OH MY GOSH PUPPY CUTE,” the prosthetic limbs just might. Included in the mix of emojis submitted to Apple … Continue reading

After Huawei’s Best Buy snub, now the FCC may make things worse

Huawei’s US struggles could grow even further, with reports that the FCC is considering new rules that would actively dissuade carriers from using the Chinese company’s products. The claims follow leaks earlier this week, which suggested retail behemoth Best Buy – one of a handful of stores offering Huawei’s smartphones, in addition to other products – was planning to cease … Continue reading

Sea of Thieves offline this weekend: What you should know

After years of waiting and anticipation, Sea of Thieves finally launched earlier this week. Reactions to the game seem to be mixed, but that isn’t stopping players from setting sail – in fact, Rare has revealed that more than one million unique players have logged into the game since it released. Unfortunately, those of you hoping to start the weekend … Continue reading

Fortnite mobile invite codes and Android incoming

It’s apparent Fortnite mobile is taking over the lives of young people everywhere. Today we’ve seen one whole heck of a lot of chatter from both teachers and students at highschools across the United States – it’s madness. And it’s not only Fortnite – it’s PUBG too. One is on multiple platforms and is free and open to everyone, while … Continue reading

Elon Musk pulls Tesla and SpaceX pages after #DeleteFacebook challenge

Elon Musk isn’t known for kidding around, and he just made that clear in his response to Facebook’s Cambridge Analytica scandal… more or less, at least. The entrepreneur has hidden the official Facebook accounts for Tesla and SpaceX in response to…

Cambridge Analytica has commissioned a third-party audit

Mark Zuckerberg might be sorry that 50 million Facebook users’ data ended up with the political firm Cambridge Analytica and will (at some point) head to Congress to explain what happened. The firm maintained that it deleted that information when Fac…

Tumblr confirms 84 Russian accounts were used to spread disinformation

It’s not just Facebook or Twitter that were co-opted during the 2016 election. Just a month after accusations from researchers and Buzzfeed, Tumblr confirmed today that it uncovered 84 user accounts linked to the Russian government and its Internet R…

GDC 2018 by the numbers

It was a wet and wild week at the 2018 Game Developers Conference in San Francisco. The Engadget team spent our days wandering the show floor, meeting with developers and, of course, playing every game we could get our hands on. Here are a few highli…

Live the startup 'dream' in the ‘Silicon Valley’ VR Hacker Hostel

If you’ve enjoyed HBO’s Silicon Valley over the last four seasons, chances are you’re keyed in to the same tech and startup scenes that the show satires. Which means you might have an HTC Vive, which is the platform of choice for the upcoming VR expe…